From: Spudboy100@aol.com
Date: Sat Jun 07 2003 - 12:32:50 MDT
On your points 3 and 4; one might then conclude that the disuasion of
radical, militant Islam as practiced by Salafists, Wahabbis, and Shiite Ayatollahs,
as well as their Baathist cohorts, would thus be in your interests? The
Egyptian government has surely followed the Saudi practice of blame the USA since
Sadat's assasination, as a means of deflecting due criticism for failed economic
policies. Since nothing seems to be more poweful then power in this old world,
what are we to do to disusade militant, radical, Islam (and its non-Muslims
supporters) from practicing nuclear guerilla warfare? There's an old saying
that "Nice guys don't win ballgames", to which I would add, Survival is not a
popularity contest, which I would apply this to at least one group in the Middle
East.
Mez stated:
<< 3) My relatives in egypt are members of an oppressed and discriminated
against minority (egyptian christians). They are the oppressed rather
than the oppressors. From an early age I was taught that Islam is an
evil religion. In many ways I hold my current opinions /despite/ my
upbringing, rather than because of it.
4) To the extent that I care about the welfare of my relatives in
Egypt, I would like to see Egypt become more like the US. I'd like to
see it become a democracy rather than a dictatorship. I'd like to see
it become a modern capitalist society rather than a mostly statist
one. >>
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